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Tery strong suds of hot borax wa
ter, which will kill any bad odors
caused by excessive perspiration, and
also bleach the material. Rinse in
very hot water in which a consider
able amount of bluing is used, and
dry as quickly as possible. While
cleaning, scrub the corset with a
stiff, strong brush.
For those who can not sleep with
windows open in damp weather, this
Is recommended: Use a screen made
of thin angora flannel, fastening it to
a screen frame, and place in the win
dow at night when the sash is raised.
The air will Alter through, the in
side 'being dry and the outside wet
as with dew.
,One of. the bes -applications known
to reduce swelling caused by severe
strain on, animals. Js jnade of strong
vinegar saturated with conimon salt.
OnelounceofTrhite vitriol, one ounce
of green copperas, two teaspoonfuls
of wnpawderyaU pulverized togeth
er mud -dissolved in one quart of soft
"watBr,'-nisod''Cold- Jaud thoroughly
rubbed in, is another excellent ap
plication for reducing swellings.
A strong cement for china that
will resist water and acid is made
of one teaspoonful each of finely
powdered litharge, fine white por
celain sand, and plaster of Paris, and
one-third teaspooniui or powuereu
rosin; mixed into a paste with boiled
linseed oil. It should stand for four
hours before-using. Smear the edges
thickly with this paste, press tightly
together and let get perfectly dry
by standing in a warm place for a
week or more. "White lead, if good,
is excellent for joining heayy china
or crockery, and the article mpnded
should be let stand for several
weeks.
not expect any skirt, coat or dress
to look well unless thoroughly
pressed 'while in course of construc
tion and when completed. Don't at
tempt to cut into material without
first smoothing out the pattern, and
pinning it carefully to the material
according to indicating marks. Don't
dampen silk when pressing; a mod
erately hot iron, with cloth or paper
between the garment and the iron,
if the pressing is done on the right
side, should be used. Do not double
the materials in making folds for
trimming skirts; cut them singly, al
lowing enough extra width for a
very narrow hem at top and bottom.
Don't stitch skirt seams all in one
direction. Hold the bias side upper
most, and this will give half the
skirt seams stitched from bottom to
top, arid half from top to bottom.
Don't 4iry. to" stitch long scams, bias,
or bias against a straight edge, with
put. . .careful - basting. A basting
stitch "saves a great deal of fulling
up of material and puckering up of
seams, which defeats no amount of
pressing will do away with. Don't
forget that, with a selvedge forming
one side of a', seam, a snipping here
and there of the selvodge will do
away with the tendency of the seam
to shrink when dampened and
pressed. "When the selvedge shows
a puckered or drawn effect, in the
goods, it is better to cut.it away be
fore starting the garment.
expense, reading tho itdms over care
fully and often, studying and com
paring. One of tho easiest things in
the world to do is to spend money,
but it is not always tho wisest; yet
it is often wiser to spend tho money
than to withhold it, if tho spending'
will bring its valuo without defraud
ing others. If you have money in
your pocket, it, goes, and unless you
keep strict account, you find your
self unable to account for its disap
pearance. If you put your savings
in some reliablQ deposit, it is not
nearly so ensy to spend it foolishly,
for one generally thinks twlco be
fore signing a check that withdraws
tho little he has. In carrying money
about on your person, it is liable to
bo lost; if loft at home, there is
danger of thieves breaking In, or Are
breaking out, or of its being unknow
ingly disposed of by some member
of. the household who is ignorant of
its hiding place. It is the Tmrt of
wisdom, when a. sufficient amount
has been savod to put tho savings
to earn something by a careful investment.
Do not fall to darn, or mend thin
places in woolens before putting
thorn in tho wash, as washing Ik al
most suro to onlargo holes already
started, or break .thin places Into
holes, In careless hands. Ho suro to
have all soap thoroughly rinsed out
of woolens, if you would havo them
soft and fleecy.
Do not go to tho ton-cent counter
to buy glasses for your eyes. Do
not regard tho bargain counter in
Riir.h iniiltnrH. Th howf Ih nnnn Inn
I good, and one should go to tho best'
jOccnllst to be reached for a prescrip
tion ror glasses, tnon go to a respon
sible optician to nave them fitted. It
costs a little more, to bo suro; but
your eyes are worth moro to you '.
than money ever can be. Treat them
tho best you know how.
Sonic "Don'ts" for the Seamstress
Do not stitch the plaits on a skirt
before trying the garment on. Do
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It takes some people a, long time
to, find out that coffee is hurting
them.
But when once the. fact is clear,
most people try to keep away from
the thing which is followed by ever
increasing detriment to the heart,
stomach and nerves.
"Until two years ago I was. a
heavy coffee drinker," writes an Illi
nois stockman, "and had been all
my life. I am now 56 years old.
"About three years ago I began
to have nervous snells and could not
sleep nights, was bothered by indi
gestion, bloating, and gas on stom
ach affected my heart.
-"I spent lots of money doctoring
one doctor told me I had chronic ca
tarrh of -the stomach; another that
I 'had heart disease and was liable
to, die at any time.- They all dieted
ineuntiM was nearly starved , -but J
seemed to get worse . instead of
better-.
"Having heard of the good Pos
tum had clone for nervous people, I
discaTded coffee altogether and be
gan to use Postum regularly. I soon
got better ,j nd now, after nearly two
years, X cull iiuiULUiiy any j. aui ouuuu
and well.
"I sleep well' at night, do not have
the nervous spells and am not both
ered with Indigestion or palpitation.
I weigh 32 pounds mord than when
I began Postum, and am better every
way than I ever was while drinking
coffee. I can't say too much in
praise of Postum, as I am sure it
saved my life." "There's a Reason."
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Cooking a Calf's Head
Buy a calf's head (it -will prob
ably cost you GO .cents) and make
three meals of it. After cleaning
what the butcher overlooked, boil in
plenty of unsalted vatcr until the
meat will slip from tho bones, and
let It get cold in the water. Separate
the meat from the bones, keeping it
as whole as possible. Take out the
brains and tongue and set them away
in the refrigerator. Return the
bones to the liquor and set whore
it will simmer gently. Arrange tne
meat as nearly in tho shape it grew
as possible in a casserole or deep
dish. Pour over it a sauce made of
a cupful of the liquor, some capers
or chopped pickles, a tablespoonful
of vinegar (into which you have
stirred a' teaspoonful of French mus
tard) adding at the last, after It is
''just right" with salt and pepper,' a
tablespoonful of minced chives. Cov
er, and bake for half an hour before
you wash the head with a tablespoon
ful of butter, and sift fine bread
crumbs over it. Then brown deli
pjitfilv and send to the fable in the
bake dish. This is the "calf's head a
la vinaigrette," a popular dish in
French restaurants. Season the soup
to taste; stir into it a cupful of
strained and well seasoned tomato
sauce; pour it upon five or six thin
slices of peeled lemon and a sliced
hard-boiled egg, which are laid in
the bottom of the tureen. ' This is
riiook turtle soup. Tho brains will
-make a nice breakfast dish, and the
tongue may be sliced for luncheon,
cold. You should have soup enough
for two days, and the head is just
as savory warmed over as when fresh
cooked. Marion Harland in St.
Louis Star.
2570
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1470
"By Littles"
One does not need to earn a large
salary, or handle a large amount of
money in order to learn to save. It
is the "littles" that count on which
ever side- of tho sheet it is entered.
a nonnv hv itself is a small matter,
but if. one owes a dollar, and has
but 99 cents, the debt can not be
wholly discharged. If you owe one
,iniiar oTwi have in vour nurse $1.01,
you are not wholly penniless after
settling with your creuuur. w u
iu v.QOt rvnva to tret the habit oi
.saving is to keep .a .strict .account
with yourself, both as to income and J
if
2G70 Hoys' Blouso or Shirt-Blouse
with Back Yoke and; with or without
Permanent- Turn-Down Collar. An ex
cellent model for any of tho Mention 'h
shirtings. Fivo sines C to IS yaars.
1470 Misses' Thrcc-PlQQQ Skirt. To
Lo tucked or shirred at top. A Rood
model, for flumiel or serge. Throe sizes
13 to 17 youra.
2R42 Childa' Onq-PJcco Box-Phtltcd
Dross.. "Glial Hh, cashmere, -linen -or
.flannelette .irivo alzes-r-1 to i) years. -
2fi5G Infanta' Set, Consisting of
Night-Gown,' Bar row -Coat and. Petti
coat. 1 (annnl. flannelette or any of
tho sheer white matcrlala ahould bo
lined In the development of this charm
ing littlo set. One size.
235
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2542
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2550
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2285 Ladioa Tucked Shirt-Waist,
with Seven-Eighths length Sleovea.
Any of the aheer white matcrlala com
bined with insertion of lnc,o or em
broidery make this a very neat littlo
waist. Six sizes 32 to 42.
2GG3 Ladles' Two-Plece Skirt with
Inact Sheath Panel. Broadcloth in any
pretty shade Is protty developed in
this- style. Seven sizes 22 to 34.
2ji50 Child's Apron. Pjrsian or Vic
toria! lawn are much usod'fpr aprons
of this style. Five sizes 1 to 9 years.
1624 Ladies' Sack Apron, with High
Neck and Turn-Down Collar or Dutch
Round or Square Neck. Any of the
checlced ginghams, linens, figured per
cale or chanibray are all adaptable to
this style. Four Bizet; 32, 36, 40
and 44.
2560
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